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Giant Undersea Volcanoes Found Off AntarcticaMount Fuji-size peaks unexpected, scientists say. Richard A. Lovett for National Geographic News Published July 15, 2011 A chain of giant, undersea volcanoes has been found off Antarctica, scientists say.
All told a dozen previously unknown peaks were discovered beneath the waves—some up to 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) tall, according to the British Antarctic Survey.
The volcanoes were found near the U.K. territories of the South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands (see map) during a month long mapping expedition, which used multibeam sonar to fill in a 370-mile (600-kilometer) by 90-mile (150-kilometer) gap in existing seabed maps.
"It was amazing finding them," said Phil Leat, a geologist volcanologist with the survey. "There were so many of these volcanoes we had no idea about." [ link to news.nationalgeographic.com] Quoting: SickScent
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